Law and Justice
Minor Requirements
Law and Justice Minor = 24 Credits
| LAJ Core (Select 3 Courses) | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LAJ | 300 | Administration of Criminal Justice* | 4 |
| LAJ | 302 | Criminal Procedure* | 4 |
| LAJ | 303 | Legal Research* | 4 |
| LAJ | 313 | Introduction to Criminal Law* | 4 |
| LAJ | 400 | Research Methods* | 4 |
| LAJ | 401 | Ethics, Conflict and Diversity* | 4 |
| LAJ | 420 | Community and Social Justice* | 4 |
| LAJ | 451 | Crime in America* | 4 |
| Core Credits | 12 | ||
| LAJ Minor Courses (Pick 3 Courses) | Credits | ||
| LAJ | 311 | Family Law* | 4 |
| LAJ | 316 | Introduction to Paralegal Studies* | 4 |
| LAJ | 317 | Introduction to Civil Practice | 4 |
| LAJ | 324 | Correctional Law* | 4 |
| LAJ | 326 | Correctional Counseling | 4 |
| LAJ | 327 | Community Corrections* | 4 |
| LAJ | 331 | Investigation | 4 |
| LAJ | 332 | Police Community Relations | 4 |
| LAJ | 333 | Police Community Administration | 4 |
| LAJ | 334 | Issues in Policing | 4 |
| LAJ | 342 | Juvenile Justice Process* | 4 |
| LAJ | 350 | Criminal Justice and the Media* | 4 |
| LAJ | 353 | Great American Trials | 4 |
| LAJ | 402 | African Americans and the Constitution | 4 |
| LAJ | 403 | Sexual Minorities, the Law and Justice* | 4 |
| LAJ | 410 | Legal Writing* | 4 |
| LAJ | 426 | Advanced Correctional Counseling | 4 |
| LAJ | 440 | Basic Mediation | 4 |
| LAJ | 450 | Report Writing* | 4 |
| LAJ | 453 | Domestic Violence Issues* | 4 |
| LAJ | 455 | Comparative Criminal Justice Systems | 4 |
| LAJ | 459 | Current Issues* | 4 |
| LAJ | 460 | Terrorism* | 4 |
| LAJ | 470 | Victimology* | 4 |
| LAJ Elective from Major Courses | 12 | ||
| Law and Justice Minor | 24 | ||
| * Designates a course which may be offered online Depending on course selection, it is possible to complete a minor online. |
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